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You and me both Diginit, and probably everybody on the Forum as well. :)

If you run a large dozer in soft ground the tracks can be quite deep, and to an extent erosion will also deepen those tracks to a degree. If there was a "geological event" happening down below it would not be pushing thin slithers at the surface but extensive activity such as folding would have...

Hasn't been superseded Sam and is still my "go to" coil even today. In places like Tibooburra I prefer the 12" Evo mainly because the gold is generally so small. Almost every where else I prefer the 17x13.

Good example of a quartz blow there Gavin.

Quartz takes an awful long time to form and certainly wouldn't form in the time frame we are looking at here. The area was surfaced and erosion from large amounts of rain / wind is what has caused those sharp ridges to protrude like they have done. That quartz has always been there and is...

Beautiful nugget there Nightjar, and for those that put the extra effort in, they deserve the rewards which comes with it. I hear too often that all the good gold is already gone, but to that I say, put in the extra yards.....success will usually follow and you then start making your own luck.

Thanks Jamie,...I have a lot of time for the newcomers to our hobby and as such like to lessen the learning curve where I can and put as many as I can on the right track to enjoying this hobby. Research is something that they must do themselves, and is as important as detecting advice, but if...

Happens all the time Moneybox....I'd like a nugget for every time an operator walked away from gold. Glad to hear that you have now an altered approach, and spend more time on the gold at hand, rather than chasing the gold over the horizon.;)

One thing I have noticed with some friends who tag along with us on detecting trips is that they find a piece of gold, quickly go over the area, and then walk on far too soon in an attempt to cover as much ground as they can. When detecting in creek beds gold rarely deposits in singular pieces...

Next time I'm out Cue way and get a really deep signal... expect me to give you and Merv a call to come and dig it out for me. ☺️

Welcome to the Forum Nathan.

Welcome to the Forum 007.

Probably right about being a bit far south Goldie. Grant is unrecognisable for sure these days and Bulltown has no longer any signs of old habitation at all. Certainly was extremely rich though and nuggets of one to five grams showed up every time we emptied the dredge. Pity it's on the "no go"...

Crazy Billi goat country right through that region and some extremely rich rivers crossing from Harrietville to Omeo. Back in the late 70's I moved my dredging activities To the Crooked River in from Grant, and based myself upstream of Bulltown. We were one of the first to work this river in the...

Good to see you have been having some fun Flatlander since the lockdown and great to see you posting again. Good luck out there.

Welcome back Jamie.

Welcome to the Forum Matt.

Welcome to the Forum Tracey, sounds like you have caught the bug.

He does some good sniping vids as well. Great part of Tassie, but no shortage of Tiger snakes.:confused:

Befriending locals can certainly open doors Dave. That's how we met Norm in the vid. He drove past our campsite and we invited him in for a coffee and cake, exchanged a few yarns, showed respect for the locals, and got on very well. He exchanged by offering us a look at his dugout, offered us a...